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Pac-12 Down Two More Teams Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

Pac-12 Down Two More Teams Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

With COVID-19 cases in the US setting a single-day record of 120,000 on Thursday, the Pac-12 continues its struggles with the pandemic as the second matchup of its delayed season kickoff was canceled on Friday. Officials from the University of Utah announced that they found positive cases among an undisclosed […]

Magical is a worthy 5/2 favorite to put stellar trainer Aidan O'Brien atop the Breeders' Cup Turf mountain. (Image: Simon Cooper/PA Wire)

Despite Slump, O’Brien Casts a Magical Spell Over the Breeders’ Cup Turf

Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien enjoys a wonderfully magical training career, generally free of moguls or other bumps. But as he sends Magical and Mogul out in search of his seventh Breeders’ Cup Turf title, O’Brien does so along an uncharacteristically bumpy road on this side of the Atlantic. Whatever Irish […]

Canelo Alvarez has become a free agent after reaching an agreement to sever his contract with Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN. (Image: John Locher/AP)

Canelo Alvarez Severs Ties with Golden Boy Promotions, DAZN

Boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez and Golden Boy Promotions have reached an agreement that will allow Alvarez to move forward as a free agent. The move will also sever ties between Alvarez and streaming service DAZN. Alvarez Plans to Fight in December Alvarez signed an 11-fight, $365 million deal with DAZN […]

West Virginia has tossed for 300-plus yards in three consecutive games. Now he faces a bad Texas defense. (Image: West Virginia Athletics)

Jarret Doege Could Rule College Football DFS this Saturday

We enjoy another big college football DFS slate on Saturday, with 13 games on DraftKings. As players seem to be finally re-learning how to tackle, the over/unders are dropping a bit. In a return to 2019 form, I’ll focus most of this week’s picks on the Big 12. Here are […]

Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson leads the top team in the NFC. (Image: Ronald Martinez/Getty)

Seattle and Tampa Bay Score ‘As’ on NFC Midterm Report Card

The Seattle Seahawks (6-1) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-2) hold the best records in the NFC heading into Week 9. After a strong first half of the season, both Seattle and Tampa Bay would earn straight A’s heading into the midterms. The addition of Tom Brady in Tampa Bay […]

Pac-12 Football Could Have Been in a Bubble, Instead it Will Kick Off this Weekend With At Least One Program Already in Jeopardy

Pac-12 Football Could Have Been in a Bubble, Instead it Will Kick Off this Weekend With At Least One Program Already in Jeopardy

The University of California’s Saturday night season opener against Washington may be canceled in the wake of a player testing positive for the coronavirus. On Wednesday, Cal head coach Justin Wilcox said the school will have to undergo “significant” contact tracing with players and coaching staff in the wake of […]

Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers evades a tackler in AFC North action. (Image: Nick Wass/AP)

AFC Midterm Report Card: Pittsburgh Steelers A+, NY Jets Flunk

After eight weeks of play, we’re approaching the midway point of the 17-week NFL season. We’ve graded all of the teams in the AFC for a midterm report card, and no shocker here, but the undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers sit at the head of the class while the winless New York […]

Rookie Jake Luton will get the start in Week 9 for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He could be a good salary saver in DFS. (Image: Reinhold Matay USA Today)

NFL Week 9 DFS Value Plays: Jake Luton at QB, Marvin Hall at WR

The Week 9 main slate will feature 11 games and the return of Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey from injured reserve. Whether or not he’s worth paying up for this week is debatable, but if you want to spend the cash on him or, say, Vikings running back Dalvin Cook […]

Vekoma sprinted to 3/1 favorite status in the Breeders' Cup Sprint. But the 4-year-old scratched from Saturday's race due to a fever. (Image: Skip Dickstein/Albany Times Union)

Breeders’ Cup Sprint Favorite Vekoma Scratched With Fever

Breeders’ Cup Sprint favorite Vekoma scratched out of the $2 million race on Wednesday after spiking a fever late Tuesday night. That likely ends his career and sends him to the breeding shed earlier than expected. “Vekoma did not train. He spiked a fever last night. He got treated,” trainer […]

Maximum Security didn't even run his best Beyer Speed Figure in this Pacific Classic victory from August. But he owns the fastest Beyer and Equibase speed figures in the Breeders' Cup Classic field. (Image: Coolmore America)

Breeders’ Cup Speed Figures: Looking at an Instant Classic

As you parse the speed figures for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, you understand there is truth in advertising to this year’s edition of the Breeders’ Cup’s flagship race. Putting aside the eight Grade 1 winners in the 10-horse field, these speed figures should make this Classic well … an instant […]

Breeders' Cup Distaff favorite Monomoy Girl knows Keeneland from her Ashland Stakes victory in 2018. She owns the most consistent speed figures in the Distaff field. (Image: Keeneland)

Breeders’ Cup Speed Figures: Everyone Chases These Two in Distaff

Preakness Stakes champion Swiss Skydiver will bypass the Breeders’ Cup Classic and run with her gender in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff. And with that, she and 2018 Distaff champion Monomoy Girl will separate themselves from the rest of the field, according to their speed figures. The $2 million Breeders’ Cup […]

The Milwaukee Bucks selected Lew Alcindor (UCLA) with the #1 pick in the 1969 NBA Draft. (Image: Getty)

OG’s Complete List of Every No. 1 NBA Draft Pick from Alcindor to Zion

Some of your all-time favorite players, including LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal, Magic Johnson, Patrick Ewing, and Lew Alcindor (before he changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) were selected #1 in the NBA Draft. With the 2020 NBA Draft approaching, we’ve compiled a complete list of every #1 pick since its […]